Proverbs 12:24

The Scriptures 1998

The hand of the hard worker rules, But the lazy is put to compulsory labour.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy one has no game to roast, But the hard worker prizes his possessions.

Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.

Proverbs 13:4

The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.

Proverbs 22:29

Do you see a man who is skilled in his work? He does stand before sovereigns, He does not stand before obscure ones.

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy one says, “There is a lion outside! I am going to be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.

1 Kings 11:28

And the man Yaroḇ

Genesis 49:15

and he saw that a resting place was good, and that the land was pleasant, and he inclined his shoulder to bear a burden, and became a subject to slave labour.

1 Kings 9:21

their descendants who were left in the land after them, whom the children of Yisra’ĕ

1 Kings 12:20

And it came to be when all Yisra’ĕ

Judges 1:28

And it came to be, when Yisra’ĕ